Writing in the Bedford News, Bedford Borough Liberal Democrat Group Leader Cllr Michael Headley has attacked the government's programme of post office closures and the plans to shut 7 local branches in Bedford Borough.
Efforts to reduce the problems caused by unauthorised gypsy and traveller encampments in Bedford Borough have been boosted after the Liberal Democrat proposal to fund schemes to protect vulnerable open spaces to the was included in the Cabinet's budget. The Lib Dems made this proposal to the council's Corporate and Resource Committee in November last year.
Local Liberal Democrats have called on the Greene King Brewery to meet its responsibilities as the owner of the Grade 2 listed Lincoln Arms Pub building and halt its slide into disrepair, after a fire damaged the historic building at Goldington Green in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats in Parliament show that over the past decade, the number of vehicles on roads in Bedfordshire has increased by 11%.
Rail travellers in Bedford are forced to pay some of the most expensive fares for travel to and from London, it has been revealed today.
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have called on the Borough Council to back the campaign to Save Bedford's Post Offices, following the accidental release of the government's hitlist of local post offices planned for closure.
